Bristol City Zoning Code
PART 7
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
§ 27-701 Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces.
[Ord. 1263, 8/10/2009]
1.
Requirement.
A.
Each use established, enlarged, or altered in any district shall provide and satisfactorily maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance with Table 27-7-A and the regulations of this Part.
B.
Uses not specifically listed in Table 27-7-A shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in Table 27-7-A.
C.
Where a proposed use contains or includes more than one type of use (regardless of whether each use is listed in Table 27-7-A or is an unlisted use), the number of parking spaces required shall be the sum of the parking requirements for each separate use.
D.
Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the fraction of one-quarter or more shall be counted as one.
E.
In other than single-family dwellings, for every one to 25 off-street parking spaces, one handicapped space shall be required. For each additional one to 25 parking spaces, an additional one handicapped space shall be required.
2.
Conditional Reduction in Off-Street Parking Areas.
A.
B.
Procedure. The Zoning Hearing Board may permit a reduction, through the special exception review process of § 27-804, Subsection 6B,, of the number of parking spaces to be initially developed as required by Subsection 1A and Table 27-7-A, provided each of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)
Reduction Warranted. The applicant shall demonstrate to the Board, using existing and projected (five years) employment, customer or other relevant data, that a reduction in the off-street parking spaces to be initially developed as required by Subsection 1A and Table 27-7-A is warranted.
(2)
Plans.
(a)
The applicant shall submit plans of the parking lot(s) which designate a layout for the total number of parking spaces needed to comply with the parking requirement in Table 27-7-A.
(b)
The plans shall clearly designate which of these parking spaces are proposed for immediate use and which spaces are proposed to be conditionally reserved for potential future use.
(c)
The portion of the required parking spaces conditionally reserved for potential future use shall not be within areas for required buffer yards, setbacks or areas which would otherwise be unsuitable for parking spaces due to the physical characteristics of the land or other requirements of this Part.
(d)
Areas conditionally reserved for potential future use shall be attractively landscaped and remain in open space.
(3)
Agreement.
(a)
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Borough requiring the applicant to:
1)
Maintain each conditionally reserved area as attractively landscaped open space.
2)
Convert some or all of the conditionally reserved area to additional off-street parking if at any time the Board finds (based upon the results of field investigations and recommendations of the Zoning Officer) that additional parking is needed.
(b)
This agreement shall be recorded to the deed as a covenant running with the land.
3.
Alternative Parking Options. Within the TC Town Center Zoning District, any use existing as of the effective date of this chapter which can be lawfully expanded, or any new use that cannot meet the parking requirements of this chapter within the lot or boundary lines of the principal use may meet the parking requirements of this chapter in one or a combination of the options listed below.
A.
Valet Parking. Valet parking may be used to meet 100% of the required off-street parking requirements for non-employees; provided:
(1)
The applicant indicates where the vehicles will be parked.
(2)
The applicant demonstrates that the valet parking arrangements shall be adequately managed and staffed to minimize disruption to traffic on local roads.
(3)
A permit is filed yearly with the Borough certifying the current property uses, the current valet parking arrangements and their adequacy, and that all applicable fees for such services have been paid.
(4)
The property owner, and all future property owners or users, agree that the use shall be discontinued immediately upon loss of parking arrangements.
B.
Off-Site Parking. Parking areas may be located off-site in the TC Town Center Zoning District provided they are located within 400 feet walking distance of the principal or permitted use.
(1)
If the off-site parking area is owned by the owner of the principal use:
(2)
If the off-site parking area is secured by lease or license:
(a)
The applicant shall provide the Borough with a written agreement at intervals determined by the Borough that the parking spaces are available and secured by lease or license.
(b)
The applicant shall provide the Borough with a parking layout, detailing allocation of spaces, accessways, sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, internal circulation patterns and signage.
(c)
Parking spaces designated for one use or for use by another site may not be used to satisfy parking requirements for another use or another site, unless in compliance with the complementary peak hours parking regulations in Subsection 3C of this section.
(d)
The property owner, and all future property owners or users, shall agree that the use shall be discontinued immediately upon loss of parking arrangements.
C.
Complementary Peak Hours. Where there are efficiencies derived by shared parking for uses which have complementary peak demands, nonresidential parking requirements may be reduced up to 50%, provided:
(1)
The allowable maximum distance between the use and parking facility, as specified above in Subsection 3B, can be met.
(2)
The property owner shall submit parking generation data, based upon standard methodology to support the planned uses and reduction in parking.
(3)
Where the property owner demonstrates, to the satisfaction of Borough Council, that the peak business hours for each use are substantially different, such as an office having daytime hours combined with a restaurant primarily having peak use in the evening; each space may be counted for both uses.
(4)
The property owner shall submit a "shared parking evaluation," prepared by a traffic engineer or other individual whose professional credentials are acceptable to Borough Council. The evaluation shall be based upon the methodology recommended by the most current Urban Land Institute publication entitled "Shared Parking" (or similar entitled publication) and the most current peak parking data published by the Institute of Traffic Engineers and their publication entitled, "Parking Generation."
(5)
Where multiple building uses having differing peak-hour parking needs share a parking area, Borough Council may consider a reduction in parking, based upon the shared parking evaluation and the recommendation of the Borough Engineer.
(6)
The property owner, and all future property owners or users, agree that future uses must remain complementary in order to take advantage of reduced parking requirements, that any change in use shall require the review and re-approval by Borough Council, that new uses may not be started without the prior approval of Borough Council, and that changes in business hours or peak hours shall require that all uses be immediately discontinued until review and re-approval by the Borough.
D.
Shared Parking and Accessways. Shared parking and accessways shall be encouraged and supported wherever possible. Adjacent property owners may each reduce the number of nonresidential parking spaces by up to 50%, provided:
(1)
The adjacent property owners submit proof, in a form acceptable to the Borough Solicitor, of a shared parking agreement to permit the shared use of parking areas or accessways.
(2)
The adjacent property owners submit proof, in a form acceptable to the Borough Solicitor, of allocation of responsibility for maintenance, repair, snow removal, lighting, striping, landscaping and trash removal.
(3)
A shared parking evaluation as required by Subsection 3C(4) of this section shall be provided which includes a plan showing the parking layout, allocation, shared accessways, lighting, signage, internal circulation patterns and pedestrian walkways.
(4)
Pedestrian pathways shall be provided integrating the shared parking areas and accessways into entrances and exits to public streets, sidewalks and principal buildings on both properties.
(5)
The percentage reduction of nonresidential parking spaces to be applied shall be determined by reviewing applicability of complementary peak hour efficiencies, types of uses involved, anticipated and actual rates of traffic flow and parking area usage, building and floor area devoted to nonresidential uses, anticipated and actual numbers of employees, customers, patrons, visitors, clients and guests, and adequacy of street accessways to accommodate the proposed usage.
(6)
The property owners, and all future property owners or users, agree that nonresidential uses not meeting required parking provisions on-site shall be discontinued immediately upon loss of shared parking arrangements or the deterioration, neglect or disrepair of shared parking facilities.
E.
Fee-in-Lieu. When approved as a conditional use, a property owner or use applicant may pay the Borough an annual fee-in-lieu for each parking space required, but not provided, to meet up to 100% of nonresidential parking requirements. Applicants must present sufficient and adequate proof that other alternative parking arrangements are not viable or economically feasible.
Said fee shall be determined from time-to-time by resolution of Borough Council for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of public parking and for related parking management services. |
Table 27-7-A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Off-Street Parking Requirements | |||||
Use | One Off-Street Parking Space Required For Each: | Plus One Off-Street Parking Space Required For Each: | |||
1. | Residential Uses | ||||
(1A) | Single-Family Detached Dwelling | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1B) | Mobile Home | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1C) | Attached Dwelling (Row-house or Townhouse) | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1D) | Semi-Detached Dwelling (Twin) | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1E) | Two-Family Dwelling (Duplex) | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1F1) | Multi-Family Dwelling: Low-Rise Apartment | .5 Dwelling Unit | 2 dwelling units for overflow parking to accommodate visitors and guests | ||
(1F2) | Multi-Family Dwelling: High-Rise Apartment | .5 Dwelling Unit | Dwelling unit for overflow parking to accommodate visitors and guests | ||
(1G) | Dwelling in Combination with a Business | .5 Dwelling Unit, unless such property directly abuts the Mill Street parking lot or any extension thereof, in which case one off-street parking space shall be required per residential unit | |||
(1H) | Mobile Home Park | .5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
(1I) | Boarding House | .5 Rental or Living Unit | Employee | ||
(1J) | Bed and Breakfast | Guest Room | Employee | ||
(1K) | Residential Conversion of Existing Commercial or Industrial Building | 5 Dwelling Unit | — | ||
2. | Institutional, Recreational, and Educational Uses. | ||||
(2A) | Cemetery | Each employee | 5 visitors of total designed capacity for an on-site chapel | ||
(2B) | Commercial School | Each employee | 3 students | ||
(2C) | Community Center | 4 seats for patron use | Employee | ||
(2D) | Day Care Center | Employee | 12 persons receiving care at the center | ||
(2E) | Group Home for Handicapped Individuals | 2 residents | Employee or staff member | ||
(2F) | Group Home for Non-Handicapped Individuals | 2 residents | Employee or staff member | ||
(2G) | Hospital | 4 beds | Staff or visiting doctor plus 1 space for each 2 employees on the largest shift | ||
(2H) | Library | 5 seats | Employee | ||
(2I) | Life Care Facility | Independent living unit | 2 independent dwelling units for overflow parking to accommodate visitors and guests; 2 beds in assisted living or in personal care facilities; plus 1 space for every 3 beds in a nursing facility | ||
(2J) | Membership Club | 5 members or for each 50 square feet of floor area used or intended to be used for service to members guests, patrons whichever is greater | Employee | ||
(2K) | Museum | 250 square feet | 2 employees at maximum employment on a single shift | ||
(2L) | Nursing Home | 4 beds | Staff or visiting doctor plus 1 space for each 2 employees on shift of highest employment | ||
(2M) | Outpatient Surgical Facility | 125 square feet | |||
(2N) | Personal Care Facility | 4 beds | Staff or visiting doctor plus 1 space for each 2 employees on shift of highest employment | ||
(2O) | Place of Worship | 5 seats | Two employees on shift of highest employment | ||
(2P) | Public Maintenance Facility | Employee | Vehicle stored on the property | ||
(2Q) | Public Park/Recreation Facility | 5 persons of total capacity | — | ||
(2R) | School | ||||
(Elementary) | 1 faculty member and employee | Two classrooms and offices | |||
(Senior High School) | 1 faculty member and employee | 8 students of projected building capacity | |||
(2S) | Visitors' Center | 1 space per 300 square feet | 1 space per 2 employees at maximum employment on a single shift | ||
3. | Business and Office Uses | ||||
(3A) | Animal Hospital | Employee | 0.25 doctor (4 spaces per doctor) | ||
(3B) | Medical Office | 0.25 doctor (4 spaces per doctor) | Employee | ||
(3C) | Medical Treatment Clinic | 0.25 doctor (4 spaces per doctor) | Employee | ||
(3D) | Office | TC/MX-300 square feet In all other districts-250 square feet | |||
(3E) | Planned Business Park | 200 square feet | — | ||
4. | Retail and Consumer Service Uses | ||||
(4A) | Adult Business | 50 square feet | Employee | ||
(4B) | Amusement Halls and Arcade | 50 square feet | Employee | ||
(4C) | Auto Repair Garage (Major Repairs) | 1/4 service bay (4 spaces per bay) | Employee | ||
(4D) | Auto Repair Garage (Minor Repairs) | 1/4 service bay (4 spaces per bay) | Employee | ||
(4E) | Auto Service Station | 1/4 service bay (4 spaces per bay) | Employee, plus 1 space for each 150 square feet of convenience shopping space | ||
(4F) | Auto/Boat/RV Sales | 10 vehicles/boats on display and 1/4 service bay (4 spaces per bay) | Employee | ||
(4G) | Bank | TC/MX-300 square feet1 In all other districts — 200 square feet1 | Employee Employee | ||
(4H) | Car Wash | Employee on the largest shift | — | ||
(4I) | Check Cashing Facility | 150 square feet of gross floor area | Employee on the largest shift | ||
(4J) | Conference Center | 250 square feet | 2 employees on the largest shift | ||
(4K) | Farmers Market | 200 square feet of space devoted to retail sales, or a minimum of two spaces, whichever is greater | — | ||
(4L) | Forestry/Timber Harvesting | None | — | ||
(4M) | Funeral Home | 30 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4N) | Health Club | 250 square feet | 2 employees on the largest shift | ||
(4O) | Hotel, Motel and Inn | Rental room or unit | Employee | ||
(4P) | Kennel | Employee | 4 animals of capacity | ||
(4Q) | Laundromat | 3 washing or dry-cleaning machines | Employee | ||
(4R) | Marina | Boat slip with an additional 2 spaces per harbor master | Marina employee on largest shift | ||
(45) | Massage Therapy | 200 square feet | — | ||
(4T) | Miniature Golf Course | Tee | — | ||
(4U) | Nursery/Greenhouse | Employee | 100 square feet1 | ||
(4V) | Pawn Shop | 150 square feet of gross floor area | Employee on the largest shift | ||
(4W) | Personal Service | TC-300 square feet In all other districts — 250 square feet | — | ||
(4X) | Private Recreation Facility | 4 patrons of total designed capacity | 2 employees on the largest shift | ||
(4Y) | Restaurant, Fast Food | 30 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4Z) | Restaurant, Food Take-Out | 30 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4AA) | Restaurant, Standard | TC/MX-50 square feet1 In all other districts — 30 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4BB1) | Retail Establishment: General Merchandise Store | TC/MX — 400 square feet In all other districts — 300 square feet | 2 Employees | ||
(4BB2) | Retail Establishment: Retail Center | 300 square feet | Employee | ||
(4BB3) | Retail Establishment: Retail Store | TC/MX-400 square feet In all other districts — 300 square feet | 2 Employees | ||
(4CC) | Sale or Storage of Fireworks | 300 square feet | Employee | ||
(4DD) | Shopping Center | 300 square feet | — | ||
(4EE) | Tavern | TC/MX-50 square feet1 In all other districts-30 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4FF) | Theater (Indoor) | 4 seats | Employee | ||
(4GG) | Banquet Hall | 4 persons of total designed capacity or for each 100 square of floor area used or intended to be used for service to guests, whichever is greater | Employee | ||
(4HH) | Catering Facility | Employee | Company vehicle where pick-up service is permitted | ||
(4II) | General Auction | 150 square feet1 | Employee | ||
(4JJ) | Commercial Swimming Pool | 150 square feet of pool area | Employee | ||
5. | Utility, Service and Transportation Uses. | ||||
(5A) | Telecommunications Facility | Employee working at the site at a given time | — | ||
(5B) | Emergency Services | Member on duty on the largest shift | 100 square feet of gross floor area where a community room is provided | ||
(5C) | Heliport | 5 helicopter landing pad | — | ||
(5D) | Parking Garage or Area | — | — | ||
(5E) | Transit Station | Employee working at the site; additional parking for customers or visitors shall be determined on the basis of a parking study and needs analysis prepared by a qualified traffic engineer, approved by the Borough, at the expense of the applicant | |||
(5F) | Utilities | Vehicle normally required to service such facility | — | ||
6. | Industrial Uses. | ||||
(6A) | Building Materials, Supplies, Sales, Service | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6B) | Contractor Offices and Shops | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6C) | Crafts | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 400 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6D) | Flex Space | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 400 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6E) | Industrial Park | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6F) | Junkyard (Salvage Yard) | Employee on the largest shift | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6G) | Light Manufacturing | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6H) | Manufacturing | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6I) | Mini-Warehouse | Employee (full or part-time) plus 1 off-street parking space for every 5 storage units | 25 storage units | ||
(6J) | Motor Freight Terminal | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6K) | Oil and Petroleum Storage and Shipping | Employee on the largest shift | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises | ||
(6L) | Outside Storage | 2 employees on the largest shift | — | ||
(6M) | Repair Shop | 400 square feet | — | ||
(6N) | Resource Recovery | Employee on the largest shift | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6O) | Sheet Metal Fabrication | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6P) | Solid Waste Landfill | Employee on the largest shift | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6Q) | Truck Repair | 1/4 service bay (4 spaces per bay) | Employee | ||
(6R) | Warehouse | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
(6S) | Wholesale Trade | Employee on the largest shift, or 1 per 500 square feet, whichever is greater | Company vehicle normally stored on the premises, plus 1 space for every 10 employees on the largest shift for visitor parking | ||
7. | Accessory Uses. | ||||
(7A) | Arcade, Accessory | — | — | ||
(7B) | Bus Shelter | — | — | ||
(7C) | Day Care Center accessory to Office, Planned Business Park, Hospital | Employee | 12 students | ||
(7E) | Family Day Care Center | Employee, in addition to that required for the residential use | Area intended for the loading and unloading of children or disabled and/or elderly persons | ||
(7F) | Flea Market | — | — | ||
(7G) | Home Occupation | 250 square feet of floor area1 | Nonresident Employee | ||
(7H) | Keeping of Animals | — | — | ||
(7I) | Microwave or Satellite Dish | — | — | ||
(7J) | No-Impact Home-Based Business | None except for those required for the residential use | |||
(7K) | Noncommercial Swimming Pool | — | — | ||
(7L) | Nonresidential Accessory Building or Structure | — | — | ||
(7M) | Outdoor Eating Accessory to Food Service | 2 seats provided in outdoor eating areas in addition to the required parking for indoor areas | |||
(7N) | Outdoor Storage or Display | — | — | ||
(7O) | Parking or Storage of Recreational Vehicle or Other Recreational Equipment | — | — | ||
(7P) | Residential Accessory Building, Structure or Use | — | — | ||
(7Q) | Retail Space within Office Buildings | — | — | ||
(7R) | Solar Energy System | — | — | ||
(7S) | Temporary Structure or Use | — | — | ||
(7T) | Vending Machines | — | — | ||
(7U) | Windmill | — | — | ||
(7V) | Non-Household Swimming Pool | — | — | ||
(7W) | Meeting/Special Event Facility | 4 persons of total designed capacity or for each 100 square feet of floor area used or intended to be used by attendees, whichever is greater | Employee | ||
1 | Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet rooms, and other such accessory rooms as may be provided. |
§ 27-702 General Regulations Applying to Off-Street Parking Facilities.
[Ord. 1263, 8/10/2009]
1.
Existing Parking. Structures and uses in existence at the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this Part, provided that the kind or extent of use is not changed and that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced to an amount less than that required by this chapter.
2.
Change in Requirements. Whenever a building or is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwellings, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need, based upon the requirements in Table 27-7-A, for an increase of 10% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, the number of additional spaces to be provided shall be based upon the incremental change or enlargement so required.
3.
Continuing Character of Obligation.
A.
All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use which the facilities were designed to serve still exists.
B.
Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent except when such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this Part in conjunction with a change in the nature of the use.
4.
Conflict with Other Uses. No parking area shall be used for any other use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve. This includes storage or display of materials or vehicles.
6.
Fractional Measurements. If in determining the number of required off-street parking spaces there results a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and any fraction over one-half shall require one space.
7.
Maintenance of Parking Areas for Nonresidential Uses. For parking areas of three or more vehicles, the area not landscaped shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material approved by the Borough Engineer, and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion, or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property. All off-street parking spaces shall be marked to indicate their location and shall conform to the requirements of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, providing an adequate number of sized, marked and signed spaces. All off-street parking spaces shall be kept free of potholes, weeds, trash and debris.
8.
Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles.
A.
Commercial and Recreational Vehicles in Residential Districts. The parking of commercial and recreational vehicles in residential districts shall comply with the provisions for Use 7O Parking and Storage of Recreational Vehicles and Other Recreational Equipment in § 27-320, Subsection 7O, of this chapter and with the following regulations:
(1)
Recreational vehicles shall include, but not be limited to, boats, trailers, campers, or snowmobiles.
(2)
A commercial vehicle is considered under its state license to be a "truck" that is primarily used for business purposes, including, but not limited to, making service calls, transporting equipment used in a business or in accomplishing physical work as part of a business (such as hauling material).
(a)
Only one commercial motor vehicle may park on a residential lot within the R-1, R-1A, R-2 or R-3 Residential Districts. Such vehicle shall be parked in a visually screened area.
(b)
Commercial and recreational vehicles and trailers of any kind or type without current license plates shall not be parked or stored in any residential zoning district unless the vehicle or trailer is parked within a completely enclosed accessory building.
(c)
Commercial and recreational vehicles may not encroach on sidewalks or other areas of public right-of-way.
(d)
Only one recreational vehicle may park on a residential lot within the R-1, R-1A, and R-2 Residential Districts. Such vehicle may not occupy more than 9% of the existing lot area.
(e)
Recreational vehicles parked or stored on a residential lot shall not be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
B.
In commercial and industrial zoning districts, automotive vehicles (including truck trailers) or vehicular dwellings of any type without current license plates must be parked or stored within completely enclosed accessory buildings, unless the vehicles or trailers are for sale at a sales agency dealing in automotive vehicles or vehicular dwellings.
9.
Off-Street Parking in Existing Residential Areas. Any owner of an existing residential building with no present off-street parking facilities may install such a facility on the front yard area of the property provided:
A.
That the width of the present residential lot is in excess of 25 feet.
B.
That the area of the proposed off-street parking facility, when calculated in addition to existing building coverage, does not create an area in excess of the impervious surface coverage permitted in that particular zoning district.
§ 27-703 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking Facilities.
[Ord. 1263, 8/10/2009]
1.
The following standards are guidelines for the development of off-street parking facilities.
A.
General Guidelines.
(1)
Every parking facility shall be designed so that its use does not constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
(2)
Every parking area shall be arranged for orderly, safe movement.
(3)
No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking space, except those of a residential use where individual driveways provide the required off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(4)
Every parking area shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle, except those of a residential use where individual driveways provide the required off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
B.
Design Standards for Parking Lots. The minimum dimension of stalls and aisles shall be as follows:
(1)
Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than those listed in the following table:
Parking Width | Stall Depth | |
|---|---|---|
9 feet | 18 feet | |
8 feet | 20 feet |
(2)
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area and turning radius for the end stalls of the parking area.
(3)
Parking lots shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle.
(5)
Setbacks for parking lots shall be provided as follows:
(a)
Except for residential uses in the MX Mixed Use Zoning District, all parking spaces and access drives shall be at least 20 feet from any multi-family dwelling building on the lot. In the MX Mixed Use Zoning District, all parking spaces and access drives shall be at least 10 feet from any multi-family dwelling building on the lot.
(b)
Except at entrance and exit drives, areas shall be physically separated from any public street by a planting strip at least five feet wide. In no case shall parking lots be designed to require or encourage cars to back into a public street in order to leave the lot.
(6)
No one area for off-street parking of motor vehicles in districts other than the MX Mixed Use Zoning District shall exceed 36 cars in capacity. Separate parking areas on a parcel shall be physically separated from one another by eight-foot planting strips, except in the MX Mixed Use Zoning District.
(7)
A structure or planting material, shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen off-street parking lots from public street view and from adjoining residential districts.
(8)
The area of the lot not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, road base prepared, surfaced with asphalt or concrete, curbed and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property.
C.
Parking Design Standards for Residential Uses on Individual Lots. Off-street parking requirements may be fulfilled on the lot by driveway, carport or garage or any combination thereof, subject to the following provisions:
(1)
Each parking space must be at least eight feet in width by 20 feet in depth.
(2)
Parking spaces are not required to be placed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle. However, if it is determined by the Borough Engineer that traffic on the street from which access is taken is of sufficient volume to make backing into it hazardous, an area for turning the motor vehicle around must be provided on the lot.
(3)
Each space and access to it must be surfaced with concrete, asphalt, gravel or other suitable material.
D.
Parking Garages. The design standards specified below shall be required for all parking garages established after the effective date of this chapter.
(1)
The minimum dimensions of stalls and aisles shall be as follows:
(a)
Stall width shall be at least 10 feet. Parking stalls next to a wall or pillar shall be one-foot wider.
(b)
Stall depth shall be at least 20 feet with said dimensions measured on the angle for all angle parking, and 22 feet for parallel parking.
(c)
Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way traffic only, varying with the angle of the parking, shall be:
Angle Parking | Minimum Aisle Width | |
|---|---|---|
Parallel | 12 feet | |
30° | 12 feet | |
45° | 16 feet | |
60° | 18 feet | |
90° | 22 feet |
(d)
Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be 24 feet.
(2)
Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicles.
(3)
There shall be a minimum transition of 12 feet on all ramps where they meet the parking floor.
(5)
On circular ramp systems, the minimum outside radius on all turns shall be 34 feet.
(6)
Garage Entrance.
(a)
There shall be a minimum stacking area beyond the entrance control point for 10 cars. The stacking areas shall not be in a public street, nor shall it interfere with vehicular circulation in the vicinity of the parking garage.
(b)
The grade of the ramp shall begin at least 25 feet beyond the control point.
(7)
Parking garages shall be subject to all minimum building setback requirements of this chapter.
§ 27-704 Off-Street Loading.
[Ord. 1263, 8/10/2009]
1.
General Requirements.
A.
Except for residential uses in the MX Mixed Use Zoning District, each use that customarily receives or distributes goods or materials by trucks shall provide off-street loading facilities sufficient to accommodate the maximum demand generated by the use, which comply with the requirements of Table 27-7-B and the regulations contained in this section. If Borough Council determines that a use does not customarily receive or distribute goods or materials, compliance with the requirements in Table 27-7-B is not mandatory.
B.
Uses not specifically listed in Table 27-7-B shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in Table 27-7-B.
2.
Design and Layout of Off-Street Loading Facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications:
A.
Each off-street loading and unloading space shall be at least 12 feet in width by 35 feet in length and shall have at least 14 feet of vertical clearance.
B.
Each space shall have sufficient maneuvering room separate from other parking to eliminate traffic conflicts within off-street loading and parking areas.
C.
Each space shall be located entirely on the lot being served and be so located that each space and all maneuvering room is outside of required buffer areas, yard areas, and right-of-ways.
D.
Off-street loading facilities shall have adequate and unobstructed access to a street, service drive or alley. Such facilities shall be arranged so that they may be used without blocking or otherwise interfering with the use of all automobile accessways, parking facilities, fire lanes or pedestrian ways or backing out into a street.
E.
The maximum width of driveway openings (measured at the street line) shall be 35 feet and the minimum width shall be 20 feet.
F.
All off-street loading and unloading spaces, maneuvering areas, driveways, and entranceways shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways and to protect adjoining property.
G.
No such facilities shall be designed or used in any manner so as to constitute a nuisance, a hazard or an unreasonable impediment to traffic.
H.
All such facilities shall comply with applicable lighting and landscaping requirements of this chapter.
Table 27-7-B Off-Street Loading Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
Use | Floor Area | Minimum Required Berths/Spaces |
Residential: Multi-Family Dwellings (Low- and High-Rise Apartments) | First 16,000 square feet Each additional 24,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 0 1 |
Institutional, Recreational and Educational Uses | First 6,000 square feet Next 9,000 square feet Each additional 9,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 1 1 |
Business and Professional Office Uses | First 10,000 square feet Next 40,000 square feet Each additional 50,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 1 1 |
Retail and Consumer Service Uses | First 5,000 square feet Next 5,000 square feet Each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 1 1 |
Industrial Uses | First 2,000 square feet Next 8,000 square feet Each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof | 1 1 1 |